The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-02
The calling Yoke.


John II. Flower OF South Haven, whose
occupation is the laudable and dangerous
one of plowing the raging main, alleges that
on or about June 18th, 1882, he was married
to one Capitola Mitchell and that they lived
together as husband and wife until about the
Sd day of April, 1885, and that the fruit of
such marriage was one little blossom, Alfred
Flower, now two years of age.
John claims that, notwithstanding their
Flowery start in married life, his wife, the
said Capitola Flower, disregarding the So
lemnity of her marriage VOW, on or about the
said Sd day of April, and without just cause
or provocation. did wilfully desert and
abandon his home and has ever since con
tinued such abandonment
Wherefore he asks the court to dissolve
the matrimonial bonds that while strong
enough to bind said parties together in law,
are TO weak in fact to hold the said Capitola
to the due performance of her duties as O
faithful wife and hepmeet.
Myron IL. Lemunyon of Bloomingdale,
also complains that he is the husband OF
wife who is a wife only IN name and not III
reality He gives the court TO understand
that in February, 1875. he intermarried with
one Calista Sparks and that the said Calista
lived with him as his wife until about the
1st day of May, 1881, at which time she will
fully deserted and abandoned his kindly care
and protection and has ever since persisted
IL living separate and apart from him and
utterly refuses to return to him and resume
her marital relations although, during all the
years the parties lived together, he always
treated her with kindness and proper regard.
In tender consideration of all which, the
said Myron prays the court to issue its de-
cpaa tho hCpflg bot hind him 10 ba
said Calista and permitting to exercise the
same freedom that belonged to him in the
days of his youth.
Anna $. Hickok of Glendale, complains 10
the court that, on or about the 9th day OF
July. 1850, she was most unfortunately mar
rien to one Frank B. Hickok, and that she
lived with him as his faithful wife until about
the 10TH day of August, 1887, and bore unto
him three children. only one OF whom,
Beatrice. lass of two years, is now living
that her recreant husband, on or about the
said 10Th day OF August, 1887, while she was
visiting her mother at the city of Grand
Rapids, informed her by letter that he had
disregarded his marriage VOWS IN various
different ways that he was badly i'll debt and
was about to leave for parts unknown, leav-
ing his business badly involved, and that he
did so leave without providing her with means
to procure food, lodging or clothing for her
self and child and thus bringing her into
public disgrace that on the 9th day of June,
| 1886, he began a suit against her for divorce
in Kent circuit, charging her with desertion
and extreme cruelty, and on her appearance IL
said suit he, knowing the charges to be false.
dismissed the case: that he stole her child
Beatrice away from her and only returned
her when compelled so TO do by order of the
superior court of Grand Rapids; that
| he has treated the complainant with ex-
treme cruelty and has associated with women
of unsayory reputation. For all of which
she prays the court to order dissolution of
the bonds of matrimony between herself and
her said husband.
Fleury Osborne of Hamilton. comes into
court and says that he intermarried with one
Sarah T.. Osborne and that they lived and
cohabited together as husband and wife until
about the first day Of March, 1884; that on
or about that date his said wife, without Just
cause or provocation and against his will de-
serted and abandoned him and still continues
such desertion. The said Fleury therefore
asks that the bonds that bind him to the
said Sarah may be severed and that the court
decree divorce Il CipcUlO mdtrtl0OHit be-
tween him and his said wife.
Minnie Conklin of Bloomingdale, respect
fully shows unto the court that. on or about
May nth, 1882, she was married to one
Squire Conklin, and that they lived together
as husband and wife for about the space of
/ five years, and that they have one child.
Martin, about four years old. The COM
panant alleges that her good-for-nothing
husband neglected to provide her with suf-
/ ficient food and clothing and said he would
not provide for her necessities; that he
treated her with great and extreme cruelty,
using profaue language toward her, calling
her vile and abusive names and threatening
her with physical violence so that il became
| impossible to live with him without being
in fear of constant peril She therefore asks
the court TO release her from the CALLING
matrimonial yoke which has proven. for her
anything but an easy yoke to bear.
Whether the times be hard or money be
plenty, il makes little or no difference with
the divorce business, the mill grinds just the
same. Courts may Come or courts may go,
applicafione for divorce 90 on forever